Complete an approved educator preparation program for ESL teaching. At very least the candidate needs to have a Bachelor degree and a Master's degree is preferred and would bring a higher salary.
Pass The Praxis Series™ certification tests for ESL. To be certified for English as a Second Language (P to12), a candidate must pass the English to Speakers of Other Languages test and one of the following tests: Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades K to 6 or Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 5 to 9 or Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 7 to 12.
Complete the Kentucky Teacher Internship Program. The internship typically lasts one year.
Fill out the TC-1 Application for Certification or Rank Change form. There is no charge for a limited one-year eligibility.
Obtain verification by the Superintendent or Personnel Director from your full-time classroom teaching experience and submit it with your TC-1 Application for Certification or Rank Change form. Candidates who were trained out of Kentucky need to have the Superintendent complete section 2 of their TC-1 Application for Certification.
Obtain verification that you completed a teacher preparation program from your college or university.
Have your college(s) mail your official transcripts for all graduate and undergraduate coursework to the Division of Certification, Education Professional Standards Board, 100 Airport Road, 3rd Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.
Pay the $50 certification fee. It can be paid with a money order or certified check made payable to the "Kentucky State Treasurer" or applicants can pay using the EPSB "E-Pay" online payment service. If mailing, send this information along with the documentation from steps 4, 5, 6 and 8 to the Division of Certification, Education Professional Standards Board, 100 Airport Road, 3rd Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.